⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter but fell behind it by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MIA better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 24 points worse than our numbers for the Heat.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of nineteen from three- A 16-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Heat
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 3:24 · MIA 29-18 CLE
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 22
Q2 2:36 · MIA 68-46 CLE
- Winner
Shane Battier hit a three jumper, Dwyane Wade with the assist
Q4 1:27 · MIA 103-101 CLE
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses technical free throw
Q2 5:13 · MIA 46-35 CLE
- Technical
Erik Spoelstra technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:31 · MIA 81-80 CLE
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:07 · MIA 2-8 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q2 6:46 · MIA 48-41 CLE
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 1:35 · MIA 81-84 CLE
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marreese Speights bad pass
Q4 4:31 · MIA 91-97 CLE
📊The numbers
| MIA | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
